The Fort Hays State softball team drops four spots to No. 15 in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll released Wednesday. The Tigers are one of two MIAA schools ranked this week. Central Oklahoma, the MIAA regular season champion, is 12th. Missouri Western is receiving votes.
Southeastern Oklahoma State remains the highest ranked team from the Central Region, up to No. 2. Minnesota State-Mankato is No. 23. Minnesota-Duluth and Winona State received votes.
Below is the Top 25 poll for May 1, 2013…
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Indianapolis (10) | 48-4 | 393 | 1 |
| 2 | Southeastern Oklahoma State (3) | 44-7 | 373 | 3 |
| 3 | Armstrong | 36-7-1 | 366 | 2 |
| 4 | Valdosta State (2) | 37-9 | 361 | 4 |
| 5 | Humboldt State (1) | 44-12 | 324 | 6 |
| 6 | Texas Woman’s University | 43-12 | 316 | 8 |
| 7 | California (Pennsylvania) | 32-2 | 302 | 7 |
| 8 | West Texas A&M | 41-10 | 274 | 5 |
| 9 | Grand Valley State | 36-4 | 270 | 9 |
| 10 | Tampa | 31-8 | 239 | 12 |
| 11 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 35-14 | 215 | 14 |
| 12 | Central Oklahoma | 39-9 | 211 | 21 |
| 13 | Colorado School of Mines | 36-5-1 | 198 | 13 |
| 14 | LIU Post | 44-11 | 187 | 15 |
| 15 | Fort Hays State | 41-9 | 179 | 11 |
| 16 | Columbus State | 39-16 | 152 | 16 |
| 17 | Grand Canyon | 38-14 | 116 | 18 |
| 18 | Alabama-Huntsville | 35-13 | 115 | |
| 19 | Midwestern State | 41-14 | 92 | 17 |
| 20 | Shippensburg | 30-9 | 90 | 20 |
| 21 | North Alabama | 38-16 | 81 | 10 |
| 22 | St. Martin’s | 36-13 | 65 | 25 |
| 23 | Minnesota State Mankato | 34-10 | 56 | 19 |
| 24 | Saint Leo | 40-14 | 44 | 22 |
| 25 | Georgia College | 36-15 | 36 | 24 |